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Tuesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Tuesday
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 143: Nick Diaz takes on Carlos Condit for the Interim title.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Donald Cerrone vs.Jim Miller
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
7:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 2 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Brent James vs. Victor Orquiz in the main event. From May 24, 2014.
10:00 p.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 2 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Brent James vs. Victor Orquiz in the main event. From May 24, 2014.
12:00 a.m. ET MAvTV: King of the Cage
Future Legends 23, Part 1 KOTC championship mixed martial arts competition from Albuquerque, N.M. Featuring Charlie Williams and Juan Gandar in the main event. From May 24, 2014. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller – Prelims Jerrod Sanders vs. Yosdenis Cedeno; Aljamain Sterling vs. Hugo Viana; Leslie Smith vs. Jessamyn Duke; Pat Healy vs. Gleison Tibau. From Atlantic City, N.J.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller - Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz; Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown; Jake Ellenberger vs.Martin Kampmann.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Renan Barao vs. Anthony Leone Classic bantamweight and featherweight fights.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez 1 Enhanced fight replay.
1:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Fastest Knockouts Fastest finishes in MMA history.
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Boxing
Mercito Gesta vs. Luis Arceo, lightweight bout. Also: Jonathan Chicas vs. Emanuel Robles; Taishan Dong vs. Ronny Hale. From San Francisco.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson Enhanced replay of a memorable title fight.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
Ultimate Fighter Alumni Exciting finishes examined.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Europe Rising
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: TUF Nations Canada vs. Australia
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Night
UFC: Cerrone vs. Miller - Alex White vs. Lucas Martins; Alptekin Ozkilic John Lineker; Joe Proctor vs. Justin Salas; Leonardo Mafra vs. Rick Story; Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza; Jim Miller vs. Donald Cerrone. From Atlantic City, N.J.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Ultimate Insider
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This Week’s MMA Birthdays: Jon Jones Turns 27
By: Brian Knapp
Jon “Bones” Jones is 14-1 in the UFC. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight titleholder and pound-for-pound mainstay Jon Jones will celebrate his 27th birthday on July 19.
A winner of 11 consecutive bouts, Jones last competed at UFC 172 in April, when he took a unanimous decision from Glover Teixeira at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore. The Jackson-Wink MMA representative has defended the 205-pound championship a record seven times, defeating Teixeira, Alexander Gustafsson, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, Rashad Evans, Lyoto Machida and Quinton Jackson. Jones has pieced together an outstanding 14-1 record since touching down in the UFC in August 2008, a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill at “The Ultimate Fighter 10” Finale the lone blemish.
“Bones” will put the light heavyweight crown on the line at UFC 178 on Sept. 28, when he faces Gustafsson in a highly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas.
Those in MMA celebrating a birthday during the week covering July 13-July 19:
JULY 13
Dave Strasser (45)
Hidehiko Hasegawa (36)
Jonathan Goulet (35)
Tom Watson (32)
Rina Tomita (30)
JULY 14
Kazushi Sakuraba (45)
Mostapha Al-Turk (41)
Falaniko Vitale (40)
Wagnney Fabiano (39)
Rolles Gracie (36)
Leonard Garcia (35)
Shane Roller (35)
JULY 15
Antony Rea (38)
Matt Mitrione (36)
Viktor Pesta (24)
JULY 16
Javier Vazquez (37)
Toby Imada (36)
Kazuhiro Nakamura (35)
Walel Watson (30)
JULY 17
Alexander Otsuka (43)
Yuki Kondo (39)
Ricardo Arona (36)
Mamed Khalidov (34)
Bruno Santos (27)
Mike Byrnes (24)
JULY 18
Crosley Gracie (35)
Hatsu Hioki (31)
Ben Askren (30)
JULY 19
Jeremiah Constant (40)
Raphael Assuncao (32)
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Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Ronda Rousey has been nominated for two ESPY Awards. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Three Ultimate Fighting Championship titlists -- Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman -- have received ESPY nominations for 2014.
Rousey leads the way with two nominations: “Best Female Athlete” and “Best Fighter.” Jones will compete against Rousey in the “Best Fighter” category, while Weidman’s UFC 162 triumph over then middleweight champion Anderson Silva is a candidate for “Best Upset.”
An online fan vote on ESPN.com will decide winners in 33 categories, which also include “Best Team,” Best Breakthrough Performance” and “Best Championship Performance,” among others. The ceremony takes place on July 16 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and airs on ESPN.
Jones and Silva were nominated for “Best Fighter” in 2013, but boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. ultimately captured the honor for a fifth time. The category was changed from “Best Boxer” in 2007 to include MMA. However, a mixed martial artist has yet to win the award since the change, despite the likes of Silva, Jones, Georges St. Pierre, Lyoto Machida, Quinton Jackson and Randy Couture receiving nominations. Jones and Rousey are joined in the “Best Fighter” category by Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Andre Ward.
Meanwhile, Rousey will go head-to-head against the WNBA’s Maya Moore, alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin and University of Connecticut basketball standout Breanna Stewart for “Best Female Athlete.”
Weidman is matched up with a pair of men’s college basketball upsets: the University of Connecticut basketball team’s national championship triumph as a No. 7 seed and No. 14 seed Mercer’s first-round shocker against Duke in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
The stories of interest on Sherdog.com this week:
IN CONTENTION
MARKET TAPPED
DETERMINED TO DOMINATE -- AGAIN
WORLD CLASS
GROUND OFFENSIVE
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Friday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Friday
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Night
Condit vs. Kampmann II Bubba McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares; Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez; Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker; Kelvin Gastelum vs. Brian Melancon; Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos; Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann. From Indianapolis.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
3:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Host Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC star Frankie Edgar to discuss his career.
4:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
The remarkable rise of Chris Weidman.
5:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Presents
Mana: B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
6:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens From San Antonio.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Reloaded
UFC 164: Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis From Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
11:00 p.m. ET AxsTV: Inside MMA
EPISODE: 344 Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten are live in Los Angeles with Tiffany Van Soest and Nick Newell.
12:00 a.m. ET AxsTV: AXS TV Fights
Lion Fight 14 Cristiane Justino fights Jorina Baars for the women's welterweight title; Gregory Choplin meets Marco Pique; live from Las Vegas.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Weigh-In
UFC: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens From San Antonio. Read more -
Thursday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Thursday
3:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
4:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
5:00 a.m. Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
9:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
10:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
EPISODE: 243 Albuquerque hosts UFC; highlights of UFC 100; EA Sports UFC.
10:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Presents
Mana: B.J. Penn's fascinating journey.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
1:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Interview with Daniel Cormier.
6:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news
6:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
7:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet ONE: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Host Karyn Bryant sits down with UFC star Frankie Edgar to discuss his career.
8:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
The remarkable rise of Chris Weidman.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
11:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Featuring Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, Sam Stout vs. Jeremy Stephens, and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz. Read more -
Wednesday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Wednesday
4:00 a.m. ET MavTV: King of the Cage
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
7:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Unleashed
Nate Diaz fights Jim Miller; Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills; Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira; Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
12:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Shogun vs. Vera
Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera; Lyoto Machida vs. Ryan Bader; Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner; DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Swick. From Los Angeles. (Card subject to change)
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 9: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: Get That Money Field trip to Harley-Davidson Boot Camp; final preliminary bout; semifinal matchups announced.
3:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
4:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: Best of WEC
Finishes Knockouts, submissions and memorable finishes in the WEC.
7:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC From All Angles
Inside and outside the ring with Cain Velasquez.
7:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news.
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Fight Flashback
Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate Enhanced coverage of classic bout between female fighters.
8:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Tonight
UFC highlights, analysis and interviews.
9:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 11: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: The Zombie Semifinal slugfest.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Central
Hosted by "Showdown" Joe Ferraro. UFC highlights and news. Read more -
Sunday MMA: A TV Viewer’s Guide
By: Jeff Sherwood
Sunday
5:30 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC From All Angles
Interview with Daniel Cormier.
6:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC: Werdum vs. Browne
Yoel Romero vs. Brad Tavares; Edson Barboza vs. Donald Cerrone; Liz Carmouche vs. Miesha Tate; Fabricio Werdum vs. Travis Browne. From Amway Center in Orlando. (Card subject to change)
8:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 150: Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar II UFC lightweight title rematch.
11:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 140: Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones faces former champ Lyoto Machida; the Nogueira brothers, Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz.
1:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
2:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
2:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
3:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
4:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Wired
Joe Rogan hosts this UFC highlight show featuring some of the best bouts from years past.
5:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Knockouts
5:30 p.m. ET Sportsnet 360: UFC Ultimate Submissions
7:30 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Ultimate Insider
Behind-the-scenes of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
8:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC PresentsThe Prodigy
B.J. Penn's fascinating career.
9:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: UFC Unleashed
Middleweight Title Timeline Three pivotal fights that changed the face of the middleweight division.
10:00 p.m. ET Fox Sports 1: The Ultimate Fighter
Season 19 Episode 10: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn: One Fight Away Middleweight semifinal matchup.
11:00 p.m. ET Sportsnet Pacific: UFC Unleashed
The best fights from the UFC archives
12:00 a.m. ET Fox Sports 2: UFC Reloaded
UFC 163: Jose Aldo vs. Chan Sung Jung From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more -
Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Sherdog.com Staff
Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will meet again on Sept. 27. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
After some posturing, negotiation and maybe even a little misdirection, Jon Jones-Alexander Gustafsson 2 is finally a done deal.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on June 5 that the Jones-Gustafsson rematch will take place at UFC 178 this fall. The pay-per-view event is expected to take place on Sept. 27 in Toronto, although the location and venue could potentially change.
After what appeared to be plenty of back-and-forth between Jones and the Las Vegas-based promotion, everything was resolved when the light heavyweight champion and his team met with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White in Las Vegas.
“There was never an issue with a contract,” Jones told UFC.com. “I was traveling and finally got to Vegas and got to talk with Dana and Lorenzo.”
Prior to those negotiations, White had said that Jones requested to fight Daniel Cormier instead of Gustafsson.
“I think Cormier is the tougher fighter, but the fans want to see me fight Gustafsson. There was never an issue with taking the Gustafsson fight,” Jones said. “The issue was that my brother is getting married in July, and I would have preferred a later date. I didn’t want to go this early and I would have preferred to go later in October or November. It is what it is. We have a date now. This was a personal decision for me. I will be at my brother’s wedding and have a proper training camp.”
Jones faced the most difficult test of his career in defeating Gustafsson via unanimous decision at UFC 165 in September. The light heavyweights have competed once since then, with Jones scoring a dominant triumph over Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 and Gustafsson stopping Jimi Manuwa via second-round TKO in March.
The stories of interest on Sherdog.com this week:
THEY MEET AGAIN
NOT SO PHENOMENAL
JOINING FORCES
SWEET DREAMS
EASY TARGET
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Jon Jones’ Brazilian Tour Provides Plenty of Laughs
By: Marcelo Alonso
Jon Jones had fun during a recent Brazilian media tour. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Last week, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones traveled to Brazil for brief -- and entertaining -- media tour.
After giving a seminar in Curitiba, Jones recorded a commercial for the Combate channel in Sao Paulo. During one of the spots, “Bones” did his best Bruce Buffer impersonation by mimicking the famed ring announcer’s “It’s Time” introduction. The series of commercials will begin to air on many of the channels offered by Brazilian cable and satellite provider Globosat, including Combate, SporTV, Multishow, Sexy Hot and Megapix.
Perhaps Jones’ memorable appearance, however, came during a segment on the popular late-night program Altas Horas on the Rede Globo network. Jones was a guest on the episode which aired following last Saturday’s “Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3” finale.
In a light-hearted moment, Jones showed off his Don Juan tendencies on Altas Horas by asking sexologist Laura Muller how often she had sex. When Muller said she couldn’t talk about her private life, Jones switched gears.
“Ask her if she’s ever been with a black guy,” Jones said, drawing laughs from those in attendance.
Things took on a more serious tone later in the program, as Jones also talked about Chael Sonnen, his wins over Brazilian fighters, his friendship with Anderson Silva and his desire to fight in Brazil. Judging by from the reaction of the Brazilian audience, Jones may very well prove to be a solid draw in the South American country somewhere down the road.
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